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1. Why would you deploy an application compatibility database across multiple computers?
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You can upgrade to a more advanced edition of Windows 7—say from Home Premium to Ultimate and take advantage of extra features while keeping your current programs - files - and settings intact.
To will ensure the clients download the appropriate printer driver.
So you can use a system management solution - such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 - to deliver the database to multiple computers and then use the SDBInst.exe command-line tool to install the database. The SDBInst command-line

2. What does DISM do?
It can enable a windows feature on an offline image with the /Enable-Feature option
It is the Microsoft SMB client for accessing shared network resources
A file that is loaded when a DNS server starts up and populate the root hints.
It is the authentication header protocol and digitally sign packets but not encrypt them.

3. What can you use the User State Migration Tools (USMT) for?
Client computers must be running Windows 7 - with the BranchCache feature enabled. Web servers file servers must be running Windows Server 2008 R2 - with the BranchCache feature enabled.
4 (bits 49 - 52) /52 Allows for 16 regions.
Streamline and simplify user state migration during large deployments of Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems. USMT captures user accounts - user files - operating system settings - and application settings - and then migrates them to a new
Take the number of networks and take the square root of it. Subtract that number from the subnet mask. The result is the original mask.

4. What tool is used to manage shadowcopies?
Delegate permission by configuring the dacl of the zone file.
It will display driver signing status
Through a GPO under Application Control Policies in the Computer Security Settings Node.
vssadmin.exe. This can view previous version files as well.

5. What is a NAT forwarding?
Yes
A type of port forwarding that allows public network computers on a Private network through nat devises.
A feature that regularly creates and saves information about your computer's system files and settings. System protection also saves previous versions of files that you've modified. It saves these files in restore points - which are created just befo
Configure a GPO to modify the computers location to look for updates.

6. What is Aero Snap?
4 (bits 49 - 52) /52 Allows for 16 regions.
Through Group Policy at Computer configuration | Administrative Templates | Network | Offline Files | Enable Transparent Caching.
IPSEC
Clicking and dragging a window to the right or left side of the desktop causes the window to fill the respective half of the screen. Snapping a window to the top of the desktop maximizes it. Resizing a window to touch the top or bottom edge of the sc

7. What does it mean to Extend a Basic Disk Volume?
You can add more space to existing primary partitions and logical drives by extending them into adjacent unallocated space on the same disk. To extend a basic volume - it must be raw or formatted with the NTFS file system.
Used to get a list of installed 3rd party drivers
It pings with IPV6
If your computer is running slowly or isn't working properly - you can use System Restore to return your computer's system files and settings to an earlier point in time using a restore point. For more information about System Restore - see System Re

8. What is InPrivate Browsing?
Enabled searching for content on remote locations right from the Explorer itself. Integrating federated search into Windows gives users the benefits of using familiar tools and workflows to search remote data. This enhanced integration provides the a
It enables you to surf the web without leaving a trail in Internet Explorer. This helps prevent anyone else who might be using your computer from seeing where you visited and what you looked at on the web. You can start InPrivate Browsing from the ne
The first time a user opens a file in a shared folder - Windows 7 reads the file from the server and then stores it in a cache on the computer's hard disk drive. The second and subsequent times a user reads the same file - Windows 7 retrieves the cac
No

9. How do you manage EFS from the command line?
It lets you launch process on a remote machine via command line. Example: winrs -r:(remotehost) ipconfig /all
Does not
Use the Cipher.exe command line tool.
Streamline and simplify user state migration during large deployments of Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems. USMT captures user accounts - user files - operating system settings - and application settings - and then migrates them to a new

10. What is the cache.DNS file?
A file that is loaded when a DNS server starts up and populate the root hints.
Restrict when a child can logon to a computer.
Windows Aero was revised to be more touch-friendly.
Where you go to manage your documents - music - pictures - and other files. You can browse your files the same way you would in a folder - or you can view your files arranged by properties like date - type - and author. In some ways - a library is si

11. What does Parental Controls do?
Migrates EFS encrypted files?
Promiscuous mode allows you to monitor another machine without installing network monitor on the PC you are trying to monitor.
Restrict when a child can logon to a computer.
The Default Programs Control Panel applet

12. How do you quickly restore a file from backup?
On the zone file of the DNS server in the DNS manager.
This happens because the zone records expire. This occurs because the secondary zone has not successfully zone transferred before the "Expires After" SOA.
So you can use a system management solution - such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 - to deliver the database to multiple computers and then use the SDBInst.exe command-line tool to install the database. The SDBInst command-line
Attach to the VHD file created by Windows Backup. You can attach to a VHD file using Disk Management or DISKPART

13. What does windows cardspace do?
It backs up digitally identities to a password protected file.
Certain firewall rules configured for the Peer Discovery and Content Retrieval.
They are AAAA records.
Usually if the DHCP server is installed as the ad server - if it is a member server then it needs to be assigned manually.

14. How do you determine if your PC's ip and its default gateway are on the same network?
By unbinding the DHCP protocol from the nic attached to the subnet.
Take the ip address and use the AND command on the calculator to AND the ip address and the subnet. NOTE: AND each octet separately. Then AND the gateway and the subnet. If the AND results are the same you are on the same subnet.
The requesting of user authentication prior to connecting to the terminal server. This completes the user aoth before reaching the logon screen making the server more secure. This helps fight Denial of Service attacks - malicious users/software.
The command used to preform an offline defrag. Example: jetpack DHCP.mdb temp.mdb

15. What does dnscmd /zoneadd primary do?
Use dnscmd /zonerefresh.
A processor that supports the hardware virtualization using either the AMD-V or Intel VT options. 256MB of RAM is dedicated to the XP client so the Windows 7 computer should have at least 2GB of overall RAM. Windows XP Mode is only available in Windo
A OOBE ready and will be booted into Windows Welcome
Adds a file based zone

16. What port uses PPTP uses?
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System Restore Points as well as Previous Versions of Files (configured through the System applet).
Install NAP on the computer with the DHCP service.Configure NAP as a RADIUS proxy and forward connection requests to the RADIUS server.
So you can use a system management solution - such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 - to deliver the database to multiple computers and then use the SDBInst.exe command-line tool to install the database. The SDBInst command-line

17. What is WinRS?
EAP protocol.
Clicking and dragging a window to the right or left side of the desktop causes the window to fill the respective half of the screen. Snapping a window to the top of the desktop maximizes it. Resizing a window to touch the top or bottom edge of the sc
It is a command-line tool which relies on Windows Remote Management (WinRM) to execute remote commands. The basic syntax for WinRS commands is as follows: winrs -r:target command - where target is the name (NetBIOS or FQDN) of the remote computer tha
Distributed Cache mode. In this mode - local Windows 7 clients keep a copy of the content and make it available to other authorized clients that request the same data. This eliminates the need to have a server in the branch office. However - unlike H

18. Direct Access requires...
Using wecutil -cs in an xml file.
They are AAAA records.
Clear the content being cached
Computer certificates be installed on client computers

19. What is Aero Shake?
Configure the enforcement points as RADIUS clients.
Shaking (quickly dragging back and forth) a window minimizes all other windows. Shaking it again brings them back.
It insert drivers into the Windows Driver Store so that users can add the associated PNP hardware without having to provide the driver or administrator credentials
Yes

20. What wireless protocolls can be used to authenticate smart cards?
Cannot be in different domains
WPA2 and 802.1x but require EAP-TLS to be enable.
Create persistent connections to computers with POWERSHELL
Ina periority orderd based on the permission in the priority list. The first policy that is marked True from the conditions is selected. This order of policies can affect weather or not a user can remote access (dialup - vpn - wireless).

21. What happens if the router advertisement has the M flag set to 0 but the other staeful configuration (o) flag set to 1?
DHCPv6 obtains additional configuration settigns.
They are designed to provide concise and impartial information about the content in computer and video games so consumers - especially parents - can make an informed purchase decision. ESRB ratings have two equal parts: rating symbols suggest age app
Creates a bootable CD that runs the Windows Recovery Environment (WRE)
It is a network health policy defines the minumum level of client health required to connect to the network.

22. What can administrators due with file server resource manager?
They can place quotas on folders/volumes - activity screen files - and generate comprehensive storage reports. This assists in not only monitoring existing resource but helping on future planning.
A suite of tools that allow administrators to understand - control - and manage the quantity and types of data stored on the servers.
One of the tunnels if DirectAccess by using both a computer certificate and user credentials. This tunnel authenticates the user and provides access to intranet resources and application servers.
By running the Update Status summary report.

23. What does Windows XP Mode requires?
You add it back to a DNS zone - clear the server DNS cache and clients DNS cache.
A processor that supports the hardware virtualization using either the AMD-V or Intel VT options. 256MB of RAM is dedicated to the XP client so the Windows 7 computer should have at least 2GB of overall RAM. Windows XP Mode is only available in Windo
For example - you can create rules based on the publisher attribute that is persistent through updates - or you can create rules for a specific version of a file.
Anew vpn protocol that uses SSL (port 443) for encryption.

24. What happens when 3rd party vendors create a new driver?
Extensive Authentication Protocol used in PPP authentication.
It is submitted to Microsoft for "device signing" to ensure the driver was adequately tested and will not affect the integrity of the operating system. Critical files are digitally signed so that any changes to these may be easily detected. However n
It is the max size is expressed in megabytes.
It can add a driver to an offline WIM image with the /Add-Driver option

25. What is a split tunnel VPN?
It is where Internet access is direct and not routed through the VPN - configure advanced TCPIP network properties and uncheck the option "Use Default Gateway on Remote Network".
It is submitted to Microsoft for "device signing" to ensure the driver was adequately tested and will not affect the integrity of the operating system. Critical files are digitally signed so that any changes to these may be easily detected. However n
One of the tunnels if DirectAccess by using a computer certificate. This tunnel provides access to an intranet Domain Name System (DNS) server and domain controller - allowing the computer to download Group Policy objects and to request authenticatio
By running the Update Status summary report.

26. What is Aero Peek?
Enterprise Admins
Delegate permission by configuring the dacl of the zone file.
WINRM QUICKCONFIG.
Hovering over a taskbar icon shows thumbnail of that program. Hovering over the thumbnail shows a preview of that program in full view. Aero Peek also refers to the "Show desktop" button to the far right of the new taskbar.

27. What are IPV6 host records in DNS?
It is a command-line tool which relies on Windows Remote Management (WinRM) to execute remote commands. The basic syntax for WinRS commands is as follows: winrs -r:target command - where target is the name (NetBIOS or FQDN) of the remote computer tha
They are AAAA records.
It contains new capabilities and extensions that you can: Define rules based on file attributes - Create exceptions to rules - Import and export rules - and use audit-only mode.
It is where Internet access is direct and not routed through the VPN - configure advanced TCPIP network properties and uncheck the option "Use Default Gateway on Remote Network".

28. How do you setup DNS single label (unqualified) name resolution?
Problem history but also application installation history.
Setup a GlobalNames zone.
wbadmin.exe. This can backup critical files.
Windows 7 Professional.

29. What does Scanstate /GENMIGXML do?
It create a report of which files will be migrated
A collection of logs created by computers fowarding events. Viewed on the collecting computer.
The Application Identity Service
Yes - Removable Storage Access policies within a GPO can be used to restrict user's access to devices like USB drives - CDDVD drives - Floppy Disks - Tape Drives - etc.

30. What do you do if you install an older operating AFTER you install Windows 7?
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You will need to run "Startup Repair" from within the Windows Recovery Environment (WRE)
Modifies the installation of a Windows Installer Package (.MSI) and can be invoked with MSIEXEC.EXE
A new feature in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that replaces the Software Restriction Policies (SRP) feature. One of the advantages of Applocker rules over SRP is you can assign a rule to a security group or an individual user.

31. What is a DNS SRV record?
It is a advertisement of a service. The record is configured with the service provided - a port number and weight?
Encapsulating Security payload protocol used for encryption the packets created by the AH.
NMCAP. You can initiate a packet capture and make a .cap file to replay later. It allows you to accept a .cap files as input useful in parsing traffic by different ports or ip address. Example: NMCap /inputcapture test.cap /capture IPV4.Address ==10.
To will ensure the clients download the appropriate printer driver.

32. What protocol does Ping uses?
The ICMP protocol.
A OOBE ready and will be booted into Windows Welcome
Problem Steps Recorder in the Windows 7 operating system is a feature that enables users to record their interactions with an application and provide a detailed screen-by-screen view with accompanying information including mouse clicks and keyboard i
Divide up a large WIM file into multiple smaller .SWM files

33. How do you can disable programs from autostarting?
It will display driver signing status
Place unhealthy computers in a quarantined network and auto-remediate clients.
Encapsulating Security payload protocol used for encryption the packets created by the AH.
When the OS loads using MSCONFIG.EXE which is also known as the System Configuration tool.

34. What is the command to add a DNS server?
It is the authentication header protocol and digitally sign packets but not encrypt them.
An authentication method that completes user authentication before you establish a full Remote Desktop connection and the logon screen appears. This can help protect the remote computer from hackers and malicious software.
By caching reads to remote files over a slow network in the Offline Files (CSC) cache. Subsequent reads to the same file are then satisfied from the client (cache) after verifying the integrity of the cached copy.
Netsh add dnsserver. Example netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" 192.168.0.1 index=3

35. Who can run the Windows Easy Transfer Wizard?
Use the Advanced Firewall to define Connection Security Rules.
This happens because the zone records expire. This occurs because the secondary zone has not successfully zone transferred before the "Expires After" SOA.
Only a local administrator
It contains new capabilities and extensions that you can: Define rules based on file attributes - Create exceptions to rules - Import and export rules - and use audit-only mode.

36. How do you prevent Forms Based Credentials from being saved?
MSCHAP2 is user/password authentication while EAP-TLS is comuter authentication via certificate or smart card.
Disable AutoComplete in Internet Explorer
It is where Internet access is direct and not routed through the VPN - configure advanced TCPIP network properties and uncheck the option "Use Default Gateway on Remote Network".
Not supported

37. What should you do if you receive warnings that your virtual memory is low?
Uncheck IPV6 from the network properties.
Increase the minimum size of your paging file. Windows sets the initial minimum size of the paging file equal to the amount of random access memory (RAM) installed on your computer plus 300 megabytes (MB) - and the maximum size equal to three times t
Command-line tool for creating an image file (.iso) of a customized 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows PE. You can then burn that .iso file to a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. Oscdimg supports ISO 9660 - Joliet - and Universal Disk Format (UDF) file systems.
Use your computer's zone ID at the end of the destination address. The zone ID of an IPV6 address is locally significant.

38. Where is Software RAID is configured?
At the volume level - not the drive level.
A OOBE ready and will be booted into Windows Welcome
It governs remote access and a user must meet the conditions of at least one of the policies.
Shaking (quickly dragging back and forth) a window minimizes all other windows. Shaking it again brings them back.

39. What is File Server Resource Manager?
It operates by deploying a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 as a host in the branch office. Clients are configured with the fully qualified domain name of the host computer so that they can retrieve content from the Hosted Cache - when
The DFS service attempts to keep the domain based namespace highly consistent by polling the pcd emulator after the namespace changes. This bypasses the needing to wait for the ad replication to update the namespace object. This can increase load on
Using wecutil -cs in an xml file.
A suite of tools that allow administrators to understand - control - and manage the quantity and types of data stored on the servers.

40. How do you restrict which DNS servers get a zone transfer?
Use the BCDEDIT.EXE command
Configure the primary zone to transfer to only DNS servers listed on the names server tab or by ip address.
By using the DISM command with a /Set-Edition option: Example: DISM /IMAGE:C:SAMPLE.WIM /Set-Edition:Ultimate
They need to be configured us use 802.1x RADIUS authentication

41. What does Cipher /K do?
You create an answer file and place it on removable media. By default - Windows Setup will search the root directory of all removable media for an answer file called Autounattend.xml.
Perform an offline migration
The ICMP protocol.
Use it to generate an EFS user certificate

42. How many bits are in the site subnet?
The DHCP server will ping an ip address before assigning it.
Boot into Windows Vista to initiate a direct upgrade to Windows 7 - insert the Windows 7 setup DVD - run SETUP.EXE and choose the Upgrade option. Do not boot directly to the setup DVD.
One of the tunnels if DirectAccess by using both a computer certificate and user credentials. This tunnel authenticates the user and provides access to intranet resources and application servers.
8 (bits 57 - 64) /64 Allows for 256 subnets in each site.

43. What is IPsec ESP tunnel?
Boot into Windows Vista to initiate a direct upgrade to Windows 7 - insert the Windows 7 setup DVD - run SETUP.EXE and choose the Upgrade option. Do not boot directly to the setup DVD.
The system will shut down. The next time you start this system (after cloning it) - it will install with the settings in the XML file. The Computer Name will be automatically generated.
One of the tunnels if DirectAccess by using both a computer certificate and user credentials. This tunnel authenticates the user and provides access to intranet resources and application servers.
Yes - Removable Storage Access policies within a GPO can be used to restrict user's access to devices like USB drives - CDDVD drives - Floppy Disks - Tape Drives - etc.

44. What does Windows uses the index for?
Expose a WIM file contents through Windows Explorer. You can run BCDEDIT.EXE against the mounted image to create or modify the image's boot configuration database.
Conditional forward
Tools adds out-of-box drivers to a booted Windows PE image. It takes one or more driver .inf files as inputs.
To perform very fast searches of the most common files on your computer. The easiest way to add something to the index is to include a folder in a library. When you do that - the content in that folder is automatically indexed.

45. How do client computers get configured to use a WSUS server?
You can allow by adding the device vendor's GUID to the allow list in a GPO.
RRAS-VPN/Dialup - Wireless Access Points - Terminal Server Gateway - DHCP - and IPSEC(HRA).
Configure a GPO to modify the computers location to look for updates.
It contains the necessary tools and documentation to evaluate and mitigate application compatibility issues before deploying Windows 7 - Windows Vista - a Windows Update - or a new version of Windows Internet Explorer in your environment.

46. What do NAP clients do?
The Application Identity Service
They relay the status on polices to the Security center for NAP to validate the system to use the network.
IN the WindowsUpdateClient log in the system log portion of event viewer.
It will prevent a user from deleting files in a folder. Granting Modify permission to the Creator Owners Group will allow users to delete the files they create but not the files of other users.

47. How do you enable additional Windows Components?
System Restore Points as well as Previous Versions of Files (configured through the System applet).
Configure a GPO to modify the computers location to look for updates.
Use the Programs and Features Control Panel applet to
It contains new capabilities and extensions that you can: Define rules based on file attributes - Create exceptions to rules - Import and export rules - and use audit-only mode.

48. Active directory DNS ____ replicate between forests.
Does not
Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate Editions
They restrict disk space usage for users. If you modify the quota template it applies changes to all folders that the template is assigned.
By caching reads to remote files over a slow network in the Offline Files (CSC) cache. Subsequent reads to the same file are then satisfied from the client (cache) after verifying the integrity of the cached copy.

49. How do you setup a DHCP server for redundancy?
an email address where the @ is replaced with a period.
You setup one the DHCP server with the same option settings and non-overlapping scopes. Make sure to duplicate any reservations.
It create a report of which files will be migrated
Only Business Track Windows 7 editions (Professional - Enterprise - Ultimate).

50. How do you calculate the original subnet mask of a network that was divided in to multiple networks?
Take the number of networks and take the square root of it. Subtract that number from the subnet mask. The result is the original mask.
IN the WindowsUpdateClient log in the system log portion of event viewer.
MSCHAP2 is user/password authentication while EAP-TLS is comuter authentication via certificate or smart card.
By using the DISM command with a /Set-Edition option: Example: DISM /IMAGE:C:SAMPLE.WIM /Set-Edition:Ultimate